This statistic presents the age distribution of Muslims in Europe compared with that of non-Muslims as of 2016. As this statistic illustrates, 27 percent of Muslims are aged 0-14 compared with only 15 percent of non-Muslims in this age cohort. Only one percent of Muslims in Europe are over 75, contrasted with 10 percent of non-Muslims.
Age distribution of Muslims compared with non-Muslims in Europe in 2016*
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Pew Research Center. (November 29, 2017). Age distribution of Muslims compared with non-Muslims in Europe in 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/868541/age-distribution-of-muslims-in-europe/
Pew Research Center. "Age distribution of Muslims compared with non-Muslims in Europe in 2016*." Chart. November 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/868541/age-distribution-of-muslims-in-europe/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Age distribution of Muslims compared with non-Muslims in Europe in 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/868541/age-distribution-of-muslims-in-europe/
Pew Research Center. "Age Distribution of Muslims Compared with Non-muslims in Europe in 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/868541/age-distribution-of-muslims-in-europe/
Pew Research Center, Age distribution of Muslims compared with non-Muslims in Europe in 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/868541/age-distribution-of-muslims-in-europe/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Age distribution of Muslims compared with non-Muslims in Europe in 2016* [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/868541/age-distribution-of-muslims-in-europe/